Forget, Saskatchewan

Forget /ˈfɔːrʒeɪ/[5] is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65 and Census Division No. 1. It is located east of Stoughton, near Highway 13.

Forget
Village
Village of Forget
Forget is located in Saskatchewan
Forget
Forget
Forget is located in Canada
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Forget
Coordinates: 49°39′13″N 102°52′12″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityTecumseh
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyForget Village Council
 • MayorRick Coderre
 • AdministratorZandra Slater
Area
 • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total55
 • Density39.7/km2 (103/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0C 0X0
Area code306
Highways Hwy 13

 Hwy 616
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Forget incorporated as a village on November 21, 1904.[6] The village is named in honour of Amédée E. Forget, the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198170—    
198681+15.7%
199168−16.0%
199662−8.8%
200140−35.5%
200640+0.0%
201135−12.5%
201655+57.1%
202135−36.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8][9][10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forget had a population of 35 people living in 18 of its 22 total private dwellings. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.5/km2 (66.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]

See also

References
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A church in Forget, Sask. in 1918
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

Further reading

Abley, Mark (1986) Beyond Forget: Rediscovering the Prairies, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., reprinted 1988 by Chatto & Windus Ltd., London, UK, ISBN 0-7011-3296-5. Pages 10–14 focus on Forget and its hotel.

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